exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
military service; combat experience
commander; general; leader
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
three-digit number; hundreds column
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
unanticipated; unexpected
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
region; limits; stage; level
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
interruption; interference; butting in
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
imprudent (misguided) fellow
to rebuke; to scold harshly
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
document; official papers